Gemmy Cassiterite on Quartz

Item Description

A gemmy and lustrous, 2.0 cm, cassiterite crystal is elegantly perched on the edge of the quartz matrix on this fine specimen. This small and remote deposit has produced the gemmiest cassiterites of China, and since the old Bolivian material of 1970s and 80s. But, it remains seldom known and specimens very few compared to those from Ping Wu in Sichuan Province - which have another habit entirely. This is a sharp, very gemmy and translucent crystal showing the gemminess, color variation and luster that make these cassiterites so desirable. Essentially pristine, with only infinitesimal edge wear.